Cover for protecting component from shear force
First Claim
1. A system for mounting on a structure having a structure surface, said system comprising:
- an energy providing device;
a sensor;
a transmitter; and
a protective cover having an outer surface and sidewalls, wherein said protective cover is mounted to the structure surface, said protective cover having a penetration extending therethrough, wherein said sensor and said transmitter are positioned within said protective covering, wherein said sensor is a strain sensor and is adhesively mounted to said structure surface within said protective cover with a light curable adhesive;
wherein said sidewalls have a shape selected from the group consisting of (a) a rounded convex outer surface, wherein said rounded convex outer surface extends from the structure surface, (b) a tilted sidewall, wherein each said tilted sidewall extends toward each other from the structure surface, and (c) combinations thereof.
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Abstract
A system includes a structure and a component. The component including an energy providing device and a protective cover. The structure has a structure surface. The protective cover has a protective cover attachment surface mounted on the structure surface. The energy providing device is located within the protective cover. The protective cover has a protective cover outer surface. The protective cover outer surface is oriented to face a first direction from which an impact load may strike the protective cover outer surface and shear the protective cover from the structure surface. The protective cover outer surface has an outer surface shape facing the first direction. At least a portion of an impact load striking any region of the protective cover outer surface facing the first direction is transferred by the outer surface shape into a compression load.
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23 Claims
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1. A system for mounting on a structure having a structure surface, said system comprising:
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an energy providing device; a sensor; a transmitter; and a protective cover having an outer surface and sidewalls, wherein said protective cover is mounted to the structure surface, said protective cover having a penetration extending therethrough, wherein said sensor and said transmitter are positioned within said protective covering, wherein said sensor is a strain sensor and is adhesively mounted to said structure surface within said protective cover with a light curable adhesive; wherein said sidewalls have a shape selected from the group consisting of (a) a rounded convex outer surface, wherein said rounded convex outer surface extends from the structure surface, (b) a tilted sidewall, wherein each said tilted sidewall extends toward each other from the structure surface, and (c) combinations thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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